Dictionary definition · gross
noun
- twelve dozen
- the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
verb
- earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
adjective
- before any deductions"gross income"
- lacking fine distinctions or detail"the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
- repellently fat"a bald porcine old man"
- visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers"an arrant fool"
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent"coarse language"
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible"a crying shame"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).